Dr. Russ Renzas is the Quantum Technology Market Manager for Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology. He led superconducting qubit fabrication at Rigetti Computing from 2016-2018. Prior to working in quantum devices, Russ led metrology and failure analysis at a silver nanowire startup and researched nanomaterials at TE Connectivity. He has also been a deal lead for Princeton Alumni Angels. Russ did his undergraduate work at Princeton University and his Ph.D. at UC Berkeley. He is currently based in Reno, Nevada, where he is also Adjunct Faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno.